Chapter 32 Chapter 31 Ice and Snow Forest

Dora asked, "What is under the snow?" Hawthorne replied: "It should be some kind of animal that can burrow." The dozen raised lines on the snow slowly narrowed the encirclement, and they were surrounded in the middle. General Rogge gestured for everyone to get ready. When the encirclement became smaller and smaller, General Rogge ordered to shoot, and a dozen shotguns burst out at the same time. , the bullets penetrated the snow on the ground, and the animals lurking below were shot one after another, screaming and jumping out of the ground. Everyone saw that it was a group of white wolves struggling, their blood staining the snow red.

This kind of wolf unique to the Arctic is all white, only the head and feet are light ivory, which is undoubtedly the most perfect protective color in the snow field.The arctic white wolf is a larger type, nearly 2 meters in length and 70 kilograms in weight. It has a huge head and sharp claws. They run extremely fast and can stand upright and jump like a kangaroo.Any wolf is a master at digging holes. The snow is loose, and arctic wolves can move freely in the snow. When they prey, they often sneak from the ground and approach their prey quietly. Dora counted, and there were eleven Arctic white wolves lying on the ground. Everyone feared that they would not die, so they shot a few more times.

At this time, a howl came from not far away, and everyone saw a very big white wolf standing on the snowy slope, howling at the moon.It can be seen from its size that this is a wolf king. The wolf king turned around and looked at everyone. Few people dared to look at each other with the eyes of wolves. The two fierce and bright cold lights made people feel like chills, and the cool wind was blowing from behind.The wolf king's tail stood up, which was a harbinger of an attack. It roared and rushed over. Everyone raised their guns in a panic, only to see the wolf king jumping high, plunged into the snow, and disappeared.

The surrounding snow was silent, and no one knew where the wolf king would emerge from.The crowd didn't dare to stand still and retreated one after another. The lead singer of the Beatles suddenly emptied the trash can and fell into a snow pit. The wolf king bit his throat with one blow. Drag the trash can out of the snow pit, he's dead. The warden shouted: "Everyone, be careful, stay where you are." Linfeng said: "You can't wait like this!" Linfeng chose to take the initiative to attack. He picked up the gun and carefully searched the surrounding ground. He stopped and seemed to have found the hiding place of the wolf king. He bent down and fired a shot. Snowflakes splashed on the ground, but the snow was too thick Stopped the bullet.The King of Pain said: "Use this." He threw the firework knife, Linfeng reached out to catch it, drew the knife out of its sheath, the firework knife rose with flames, and the blade immediately burned red.The wolf king suddenly jumped out from the snow behind him, Linfeng didn't have time to turn around, and rolled on the ground, the wolf king jumped up and rushed towards him, Linfeng swung his knife and stabbed it, the scorching blade stabbed into the wolf king's chest like a piece of butter abdomen.

Two days later, before the assessment deadline came, everyone returned to the training camp exhausted. Captain Gut: "How did you gain from this hunt?" The warden said: "We killed one man and captured twelve arctic wolves." Hawthorne asked, "What did Nanook and the others hunt?" Captain Gut: "Unfortunately, you lost the final assessment." "What is it?" asked the warden. Captain Gutt: "Nanook caught a whale!" The news made everyone sigh, and Captain Gut called Nanook over. Eskimos have lived on hunting for generations, which made people convinced.Captain Gut told everyone another piece of good news. Nanook and the others caught a whale, but more than a dozen other team members fell into the ice crevasse. It means that Hawthorne and his party can still embark on a journey to the North Pole despite losing.

Nanook explained: "They don't listen to me..." There was helplessness in Nanook's eyes, and Captain Gut patted him on the shoulder. Nanook is a great hunter, but certainly not a good leader. After a few days of rest, the arctic winter came at last, and the bleak sun hung on the horizon, appearing only for a moment and then disappearing. It was dark for most of the day, the land was vast, and the ocean was frozen for thousands of miles.Before departure, Captain Gut and Hawthorne made an impromptu decision to let Nanook join in.Everyone loaded the expedition equipment on board, and all were crew and sailors except Dora. Captain Gut was at the helm, and he shouted: "Going, our direction is north, north, our goal It's — the end of the world!"

Facing the howling cold wind, the icebreaker set off in the dark... The frozen sea was split, and the ship kept a straight course.Everything is available on the icebreaker, and there is even a library with a selection of 1,200 books and a large hand organ. During the break, Dora presented wonderful music to everyone.In the dining room, exquisite ceramic tableware was placed, and carved glass goblets were placed on the table. Keith proposed a drink, but Captain Gutt refused. Captain Gut said seriously: "It took 23 years for the first person to reach the pole of the North Pole. With no backup, there were only 26 people who reached the pole. Those who successfully crossed the North Pole to reach the pole in winter know that there are How much?"

The warden said, "I don't know." Captain Gut stretched out four fingers, "There are billions of human beings, only four, only four people have done it." The warden said: "So, we made a move that shocked the world!" Arctic winter exploration is known as an impossible task in the exploration world. Starting a journey to the North Pole in the long dark night is the limit of challenging nature in human history. For the harsh environment of the North Pole, many people think that choosing to start in deep winter is simply disastrous decision. Captain Gutt began to use extreme methods to train everyone's stomach. He told everyone that although they had made good mental preparations, they had not yet made good physical preparations. Withstand the severe cold of the arctic.The daily diet includes 1.8 kilograms of chocolate, several kilograms of nuts and a lot of fat, and also specifically requires everyone to drink up a liter of olive oil in the morning.

The warden protested, "Can I leave out the olive oil?" Captain Gutt said: "When you drink olive oil and it comes out of your other outlet without even changing its color, your body is ready." A few days later, the icebreaker stopped sailing, and Captain Gut chose to anchor at the junction of the ice cap and the ice sheet.He stood at the bow of the ship and checked with the electronic night vision binoculars. The display screen of the binoculars could show the time, distance to the target, angle, slope, etc.Captain Gutt told everyone that the icebreaker could not reach the Pole because it was surrounded by crowded icebergs. Once the ship got stuck in the crevices of the icebergs, it would have to wait until next spring to return.

The warden said: "The rest of the journey must be walked on foot?" Captain Gut said, "Yes." Hawthorne said, "Are you going to come with us?" Captain Gut said: "I won't go. I'll wait for you on the boat. I don't want to die. After you find the crystal, everyone will share it equally. You will encounter various unexpected difficulties along the way. Don't expect any backup team. In other words, if you are in any danger, even if you are about to die, I will not be able to save you." Everyone moved all the equipment off the boat, including ice axes, folding shovels, strong ropes, crampons, anti-skid shoes, figure-of-eight rings, locks, guns, explosives, mineral detection instruments, GPS latitude locators, Iridium satellite phones, tents , clothing, food, medicine, household utensils, etc., add up to a total of 500 kilograms.

Two people have a sled, and each sled has a load of 60 kilograms. Hawthorne and Eskimo Nanook are the head sleds, and they are also equipped with six Husky dogs. In the Arctic expedition, the team leader plays a very important role. Before departure, Captain Gut hugged everyone one by one, and everyone was silent. Everyone knew that this trip to the North Pole would definitely leave someone forever. The sled team was on the road. They trekked hard for a whole day on the ice field, and the huge ice floe that stretched for hundreds of kilometers was actually floating in the opposite direction. After 20 hours, they found themselves back to the starting point.Hawthorne and Nanook bypassed the ice floes, climbed over the ice cap, and continued to pursue the direction of the North Star. "Polaris is about 400 light-years away," Hawthorne told Nanook. Nanook said, "I don't quite understand that." Hawthorne explained: "That is, what we see is the light from the Polaris from 400 years ago." Linfeng and Dora are pulling a sled.Dora had no strength, and was so tired that she fell asleep on the sledge, which was dragged by the wind, that she was woken up every two hours. go to sleep. After descending along the ice cap, they entered a forest of ice and snow. This ice and snow forest is a beautiful world that can only appear in dreams. There are many huge icicles standing on the ground, and strange-shaped branches criss-cross on the icicles. This is the result of continuous accumulation of fog, freezing rain and snowflakes. keep growing.They dragged their sleds and walked in this crystal clear forest, just like wandering in a picturesque fairyland. Looking up, they saw the eucalyptus and Qiongzhi, and when they looked down, they saw broken jade everywhere, and every tree around them reflected With crystal starlight. Hawthorne exclaimed: "Nature's masterpiece." Nanook said: "The owner of this ice and snow forest is called the Void God." Hawthorne asked, "What is the Void God?" Nanook said, "Same as your God." For thousands of years, although the Eskimos have been busy for food all their lives, they have never really given up their ancient beliefs in their hearts. They believe that everything has animism, such as stones, ice, snow, wind, sun, and everything in the world. There is life and soul, and it is the void god who rules it all. Hawthorne disagreed, and he instilled atheism in Nanook. The two argued for a long time, but neither could convince the other. Passing through the ice and snow forest, everyone was surprised to see a huge ice ball on the snow, with rolling marks on the ground. Obviously, this ball rolled all the way from the ice and snow forest. The huge ice hockey ball is transparent and looks mysterious and weird. Everyone gathers to watch it. Neither Hawthorne nor Dr. Sloppy could explain how the hockey puck was formed. First of all, human factors were ruled out, because no human traces were found nearby, and it was difficult for nature to carve the ice and snow into a perfect circle. Dora vaguely saw something in the center of the puck. The warden pointed to the puck and asked, "What is this?" Nanook said in horror: "Arctic Dome!"